Alternatives to F12 Developer tools in Internet Explorer 10 Metro?

Question

I\'m testing our JavaScript-heavy web application on Windows 8. For what it seems, IE10 on desktop works just fine. However, the Metro UI version for IE10 seems to break our app

Answer 1

Here's microsoft's recommendation for debugging pages as if they're being run in Metro IE:

F12 developer tools is only accessible while browsing a website in Internet Explorer for the desktop. If you're browsing in the Internet Explorer in the Windows UI, you can debug the website by switching to the desktop view (from Page tools, select View on the desktop) and opening F12 tools from there. To emulate Internet Explorer in the Windows UI on the desktop:

• Enable ActiveX Filtering (from the Tools menu, select ActiveX Filtering)
• Enter Full Screen mode (F11)
• Enable Enhanced Protected Mode (listed under Security on the Advanced tab in Internet Options)

Found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh771832%28v=vs.85%29.aspx